Time to make my 🎄puddings….

Yes, I too have started the Christmas cook. I made the mincemeat 2 week ago, made the Christmas cake this weekend and will make the Christmas pudding this coming weekend.

My recipe dates back to the early 70s and is based on a Robert Carrier, remember him? He was a top chef then and owned and ran an upmarket hotel in Norfolk. He also had a column and published recipes in the Sunday Times. His recipe for Christmas pudding was made with flour and breadcrumbs. Over the years I have eliminated the flour and just use breadcrumbs. It makes quite a light crumbly pudding, but DDil, who doesn't like ordinary Christmas pudding because it is too heavy, loves my version.

I make all the hristmas comestibles myself because we have family members with allergies - nuts, soya and others - and by making my own mincemeat etc, they know they can dig into Christmas puddings, pies and cakes I have made, without any allergic reactions.

Oh, how lazy you all make me feel reading this. Well, I'm not really lazy, just unable to do what I used to do. I wish I could turn back the clock.

BevSec

But 8 hours steaming!

I actually gave up the puddings for a couple of years as dh used to spend so much time wiping down the kitchen walls despite open windows and extractor on cooker. Then I saw a recommendation on Gransnet about using the slow cooker. That changed everything as no more steam. I steamed 5 puddings over a couple of days and no more steamy walls.

I cook my Christmas puddings in the microwave - and have done for the last 40 years. It takes about 7 minutes per pudding.

Before that it was a pressure cooker - 45 minutes.

None of this 8 hour steaming nonsense or streaming walls.

Lovetopaint037

BevSec

But 8 hours steaming!

I actually gave up the puddings for a couple of years as dh used to spend so much time wiping down the kitchen walls despite open windows and extractor on cooker. Then I saw a recommendation on Gransnet about using the slow cooker. That changed everything as no more steam. I steamed 5 puddings over a couple of days and no more steamy walls.

Thank you, that is really useful. 😘

Christmas pudding is ssooooooo delicious isn’t it, but it doesn’t agree with me, in fact no dried fruits agree with my digestive system which I much regret.

I am hoping to resurrect 2 I made last year with fingers crossed that I do not cause mass puking!!

As much as I like a Christmas pudding I’ve never ever made one!